Long Island News

But Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels By Hank Russell More people on Long Island took the bus and the train and crossed local bridges last year than in the previous year, but the numbers did not […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri A bill to bolster housing options in Suffolk has just passed the Suffolk County Legislature unanimously.  Legislator Dominick Thorne (R-Patchogue) sponsored a bill to set aside affordable […]

By Hank Russell The Town of Brookhaven has reached a landmark court settlement with a corporate landlord that the town board said was responsible for widespread housing code violations primarily in the Mastic Beach area. […]

By Hank Russell The Suffolk Credit Union Arena on the Suffolk County Community College’s Grant Campus in Brentwood was the site of Larry Swanson’s Third Long Island Environmental Symposium, which took place on June 25. […]

By Hank Russell The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has made substantial progress funding its capital programs and has tried to limit the strain on its operating budget from debt service costs, but potential federal actions […]

By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James released footage from body-worn cameras that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of a New York City man who died […]

Nassau County police rescued a woman who was stranded in a marsh in Merrick On June 25 at 12:11 p.m., Helicopter 6 of the Nassau County Police Department Aviation Unit received a call for a […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri Since 2021, New York State has been gradually rolling out the legalization of recreational marijuana. Municipalities were given the choice whether to sign onto the program (opt-in), […]

A bill sponsored by Legislator Chad Lennon (C-Rocky Point), Major USMC Reserves, was signed into law by County Executive Ed Romaine on June 25 to have Suffolk County officially recognize the Veteran Suicide Awareness & […]

U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (R-Rocky Point) joined local elected officials and Vietnam veterans in calling on the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) to expand VA care and support for Vietnam Veterans suffering from bile duct cancer […]